Why Leicester chairman is making van Nistelrooy sweat | OneFootball

Leicester City head coach Ruud van Nistelrooy wants the reassurance that he will be backed as the team boss. The Dutchman wishes for the side to move in the right direction ahead of the upcoming season. But the Foxes chairman and his director of football won't even meet the gaffer. What's going on at the King Power?

Why Leicester City chairman is making Ruud van Nistelrooy sweat

In spite of total failure in his role as Leicester City manager, Ruud van Nistelrooy still thinks he can call the shots at King Power Stadium. The Dutchman is unsure whether he wants to continue on with the Foxes in the Championship next season. Well, to be more precise, the ex-Manchester United man wishes for certain assurances and commitments to be made by LCFC chairman Aiyawatt 'Khun Top' Srivaddhanaprabha and from director of football Jon Rudkin.

Although, Srivaddhanaprabha and Rudkin have made such a shambles of Leicester affairs that they can't in fact assure the former Premier League striker of much at all. The worrying Profit and Sustainability situation City find themselves in from their own misfiring, misdirection and misfortune road blocks appropriate squad investment. Those significant troubles could also spell further punishment in the form of point deductions in the 2025/26 campaign.

But the main point of concern and contention is the fact that Srivaddhanaprabha hasn't bothered to undertake the requested discussions with RvN. You could even conclude, from the outside looking in, that van Nistelrooy is being ignored or dismissed. This leaves many of us to believe that the currently incapable Leicester powers that be aren't keen on him as the LCFC boss.

Essentially, the Foxes owner is either intentionally or inadvertently allowing van Nistelrooy to wait and stew in agitation. And now the 48-year-old has actually admitted as much to the media. This is not the first time he's publicly mentioned awaiting talks: